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The Mountains Are Calling

The Mountains Are Calling

It’s inevitable. Whether visiting, living in, or simply reading about the Sierra Nevada mountains, eventually you will come upon John Muir’s famous quote:The mountains are calling and I must go...In the ten days since coming upon a mama bear and her cubs in my...

An Anniversary Cento

An Anniversary Cento

Poetry Friday is here!  Want to know more? Click here. I'm delighted to be hosting this week's round up!To add your post, scroll to the bottom of my post and add your link.Then be sure to enjoy some poetry-bathing this weekend. It is also Memorial Day weekend... For...

Bear Comes to Visit

Bear Comes to Visit

I awoke at 5am to this mama black bear and her two cubs IN MY KITCHEN.It is almost 10pm. In that time, these bears scrambled to nearby trees, swam in my pond, then shortly thereafter broke into another home (that one unoccupied) and trashed the kitchen. They spent the...

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Published poet & kidlit writer

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